10 Large Cap Stocks Just Made New 52-Week Highs
A short list of new highs shows a sharp split between technology and energy valuations.
The Life Sciences Tools & Services and Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industries each placed 3 names on today’s list. As of Thursday, September 17, there are 10 Large Cap US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe trading at their 52-week highs. The largest is Dell Technologies (DELL), with a market value of about $381.9 billion.
Dell’s stock has gained 25.6% over the last month, a period where the S&P 500 returned -0.6%. The question for any name on a list like this is whether the business fundamentals justify a price that has so sharply outpaced the market.
The Complete 52-Week-High List
The table below lists all 10 names this screen surfaced, largest first, with one-day, one-week, one-month, and one-year returns:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D % Chg |
1W % Chg |
1M % Chg |
1Y % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELL | $381.87 Bil | 4.5% | 16.1% | 25.6% | 366.7% |
| CRWD | $249.37 Bil | 1.8% | 17.6% | 15.4% | 120.9% |
| TMO | $244.24 Bil | 1.5% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 37.4% |
| MPC | $121.95 Bil | 1.9% | 7.5% | 15.5% | 134.4% |
| VLO | $121.28 Bil | 2.3% | 7.0% | 17.8% | 159.0% |
| NET | $118.33 Bil | 2.9% | 7.3% | 10.8% | 52.3% |
| PSX | $109.95 Bil | 3.6% | 6.1% | 12.6% | 112.2% |
| NTRA | $52.48 Bil | 6.1% | 12.3% | 17.5% | 109.3% |
| ADM | $42.72 Bil | 3.6% | 1.4% | 7.5% | 45.4% |
| WAT | $42.2 Bil | 2.6% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 41.8% |
This screen covers US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe. Large Cap here means a market value above $40 billion.
A technology giant’s valuation stands apart from the energy names.
Dell Technologies (DELL) trades at 33.4 times trailing earnings. Its revenue grew 49.0% over the last twelve months, and its operating margin was 9.6%. This profile contrasts with others on the list, such as Marathon Petroleum (MPC). That company trades at 14.3 times trailing earnings. Its revenue grew 15.0% over the last twelve months, and its operating margin was 7.5%.
Strength is a starting point for new work.
A 52-week-high list is a useful screen for strength. But a high is a price, not a verdict on the business. The disciplined next step is to look at the numbers that drive the company. The work begins, not ends, when a stock appears on a list like this one. The task is to decide if the business itself can earn its new valuation.
A new high tells you what the market already believes. The harder question is which of these runs management itself is underwriting. Our Guidance Momentum screen tracks exactly that: stocks where the company raised its own forward numbers.
New Highs Fade. Discipline Compounds
Some of the names on this list will keep setting highs for years, and some are at the top of their run right now. Sorting one from the other, name by name, every day, is the work most investors never keep up with.
That sorting is what the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio does systematically: about 30 quality businesses screened for the fundamentals that sustain a run, held with rules instead of excitement. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400, and the Russell 2000. Use the high list for ideas; use the portfolio for the compounding.